[rekonq] Re: Clear Button in URL bar

[Emmanuel Surleau]

> On Wednesday 17 November 2010 22:02:59 Emmanuel Surleau wrote:
> > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 20:34, Emmanuel Surleau
> > > 
> > > <emmanuel.surleau at gmail.com>wrote:
> > > > > 2010/11/16 Rohan Garg <rohangarg at ubuntu.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Oh forgot to mention my idea :
> > > > > > Display clear button when URL is still loading, but hide it once
> > > > > > the
> > > > 
> > > > url
> > > > 
> > > > > > was loaded and show the RSS feed & bookmark buttons.
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > Rohan Garg
> > > > > 
> > > > > I don't think adding that button is a good idea. We already have a
> > > > > lot of widgets in the url bar and if we add more it'll look too
> > > > > bloated. Lets
> > > > 
> > > > keep
> > > > 
> > > > > only the essential ones.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Showing the button only when loading isn't useful either. It's a
> > > > > small period of time, it might get confusing and it's very likely
> > > > > to produce
> > > > 
> > > > the
> > > > 
> > > > > annoying situation when you want to press a button and by the time
> > > > > you
> > > > 
> > > > move
> > > > 
> > > > > the mouse the button has disappeared.
> > > > 
> > > > The current system (no clear button) is a goddamn pain with X's
> > > > (admittedly retarded) handling of copy-paste. I understand the drive
> > > > for simplicity, but
> > > > it should not be an end in itself.
> > > > 
> > > > If anything, you can always make it a button outside the URL bar
> > > > (like the reload button), people who do not want it can remove it
> > > > via the "Configure toolbars" window.
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > 
> > > > Emm
> > > 
> > > As we discussed on #rekonq earlier today I'm personally fine with
> > > "Ctrl+L, backspace".
> > 
> > The drawback to only having the shortcut is that you can't do mouse-only
> > or touch-based browsing.
> 
> Double-click + right click + copy
> or
> click + right click + clear + copy
> or
> click + right click + select + copy
> 
> Are not these mouse-only actions?

Alright, I should have added the clarification "with the X copy-paste system".

The entire "copy URL" sequence of action (shortest path) with the mouse only 
is:

Double-click + right click + copy + select URL + right click + paste

With a "Clear URL bar" button, it becomes:

Double-click + Clear Url + Middle click

Net win.

Cheers,

Emm